Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases

Rare diseases, or orphan diseases, are those that individually affect a small number of patients, but taken together affect over 300 million people worldwide. They are characterized by their etiological, diagnostic and evolutionary complexity, important morbi-mortality, with high levels of disabilit...

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description Rare diseases, or orphan diseases, are those that individually affect a small number of patients, but taken together affect over 300 million people worldwide. They are characterized by their etiological, diagnostic and evolutionary complexity, important morbi-mortality, with high levels of disability that entail and hinder the development of a normal vital subject, not only in those who suffer from them, but also their families; therefore, a comprehensive social health approach is necessary to address this problem.About 80% of rare diseases have a genetic origin, mainly monogenic; thus, genetic testing is mandatory for the confirmation of clinical diagnostics and to ensure correct genetic counseling. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled a revolution in genetic diseases, specially in rare diseases. However, their complexity makes diagnoses difficult even with the advent of NGS.In this Special Issue, we present several examples of the complexity of genetic diagnosis for most of these diseases and the consequences that genetic testing implies for genetic counseling. There are examples of the genetic heterogeneity of hearing loss, some metabolic and lisosomal disorders, ataxia, Prader–Willi syndrome, and three comprehensive reviews on syndromic retinal dystrophies, the complexity of the molecular diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders, and the value of genetic counseling before and after a genetic test.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-812352024-03-31T13:09:20Z Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases Millán, José retina inherited retinal diseases syndrome Turner syndrome mosaicism ring chromosomes growth hormone deficiency pituitary microadenoma clinical genetics early onset ataxia dystonia neurodevelopment network analysis bioinformatics ataxia phenotype child NGS next generation sequencing inborn errors of metabolism lysosomal disorders neuromuscular disease genetic testing whole exome sequencing Prader–Willi syndrome imprinting disorder recombinant human growth hormone insulin-like growth factor 1 HMGLD HMGCL HMG-CoA lyase deficiency inherited metabolic diseases familial hearing loss multiple diagnoses non-syndromic hearing loss ACTG1 MYH9 genetic counselling rare diseases professional recognition hearing loss genetic diagnosis SLC26A4 DFNB4 Tuvinians Altaians Southern Siberia Russia GSDME DFNA5 single-exon CNV n/a thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing Rare diseases, or orphan diseases, are those that individually affect a small number of patients, but taken together affect over 300 million people worldwide. They are characterized by their etiological, diagnostic and evolutionary complexity, important morbi-mortality, with high levels of disability that entail and hinder the development of a normal vital subject, not only in those who suffer from them, but also their families; therefore, a comprehensive social health approach is necessary to address this problem.About 80% of rare diseases have a genetic origin, mainly monogenic; thus, genetic testing is mandatory for the confirmation of clinical diagnostics and to ensure correct genetic counseling. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled a revolution in genetic diseases, specially in rare diseases. However, their complexity makes diagnoses difficult even with the advent of NGS.In this Special Issue, we present several examples of the complexity of genetic diagnosis for most of these diseases and the consequences that genetic testing implies for genetic counseling. There are examples of the genetic heterogeneity of hearing loss, some metabolic and lisosomal disorders, ataxia, Prader–Willi syndrome, and three comprehensive reviews on syndromic retinal dystrophies, the complexity of the molecular diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders, and the value of genetic counseling before and after a genetic test. 2022-05-06T11:37:39Z 2022-05-06T11:37:39Z 2022 book ONIX_20220506_9783036537283_301 9783036537283 9783036537276 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/81235 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5267 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5267 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-3727-6 10.3390/books978-3-0365-3727-6 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036537283 9783036537276 144 Basel open access
spellingShingle retina
inherited retinal diseases
syndrome
Turner syndrome
mosaicism
ring chromosomes
growth hormone deficiency
pituitary microadenoma
clinical genetics
early onset ataxia
dystonia
neurodevelopment
network analysis
bioinformatics
ataxia
phenotype
child
NGS
next generation sequencing
inborn errors of metabolism
lysosomal disorders
neuromuscular disease
genetic testing
whole exome sequencing
Prader–Willi syndrome
imprinting disorder
recombinant human growth hormone
insulin-like growth factor 1
HMGLD
HMGCL
HMG-CoA lyase deficiency
inherited metabolic diseases
familial hearing loss
multiple diagnoses
non-syndromic hearing loss
ACTG1
MYH9
genetic counselling
rare diseases
professional recognition
hearing loss
genetic diagnosis
SLC26A4
DFNB4
Tuvinians
Altaians
Southern Siberia
Russia
GSDME
DFNA5
single-exon CNV
n/a
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing
Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases
title Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases
title_full Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases
title_fullStr Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases
title_full_unstemmed Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases
title_short Genetic Testing for Rare Diseases
title_sort genetic testing for rare diseases
topic retina
inherited retinal diseases
syndrome
Turner syndrome
mosaicism
ring chromosomes
growth hormone deficiency
pituitary microadenoma
clinical genetics
early onset ataxia
dystonia
neurodevelopment
network analysis
bioinformatics
ataxia
phenotype
child
NGS
next generation sequencing
inborn errors of metabolism
lysosomal disorders
neuromuscular disease
genetic testing
whole exome sequencing
Prader–Willi syndrome
imprinting disorder
recombinant human growth hormone
insulin-like growth factor 1
HMGLD
HMGCL
HMG-CoA lyase deficiency
inherited metabolic diseases
familial hearing loss
multiple diagnoses
non-syndromic hearing loss
ACTG1
MYH9
genetic counselling
rare diseases
professional recognition
hearing loss
genetic diagnosis
SLC26A4
DFNB4
Tuvinians
Altaians
Southern Siberia
Russia
GSDME
DFNA5
single-exon CNV
n/a
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing
topic_facet retina
inherited retinal diseases
syndrome
Turner syndrome
mosaicism
ring chromosomes
growth hormone deficiency
pituitary microadenoma
clinical genetics
early onset ataxia
dystonia
neurodevelopment
network analysis
bioinformatics
ataxia
phenotype
child
NGS
next generation sequencing
inborn errors of metabolism
lysosomal disorders
neuromuscular disease
genetic testing
whole exome sequencing
Prader–Willi syndrome
imprinting disorder
recombinant human growth hormone
insulin-like growth factor 1
HMGLD
HMGCL
HMG-CoA lyase deficiency
inherited metabolic diseases
familial hearing loss
multiple diagnoses
non-syndromic hearing loss
ACTG1
MYH9
genetic counselling
rare diseases
professional recognition
hearing loss
genetic diagnosis
SLC26A4
DFNB4
Tuvinians
Altaians
Southern Siberia
Russia
GSDME
DFNA5
single-exon CNV
n/a
thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing
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